Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Feds Say “No” To Bridge The Knoxville City Council in a big rush to build a bridge to nowhere, watched as the University of Tennessee bought $9 million worth of property, which meant it disappeared from the tax rolls. The...
Commission supports renaming Clingmans Dome By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Eastern Band of the Cherokee was successful in obtaining the support of the Knox County Commission to re-establish the original tribal name of “Kuwohi” to Clingmans...
West Virginia Gentleman: Hugh Ike Shott By Ray Hill The State of West Virginia is now seen as a solidly “red” state, but there were decades when it was just as firmly Democratic. The pendulum has swung back and forth in the Mountain State, which had created itself by...
Taylor steps down after historic run at Karns By Steve Williams Brad Taylor, who guided Karns High football to its best back-to-back seasons in school history, announced June 23 he would be stepping down as head coach. “Thank you to the community and administration...
Catholic honors eight college signees at end of 2022-23 By Steve Williams Eight student-athletes at Knoxville Catholic High inked college scholarship papers in the school’s final two signing days for 2022-23. A “special summer signing day” for two members on its...
City may support an alternative response service By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening and may discuss three different resolutions in support of creating an Alternative Response effort with the idea of...
By Steve Hunley Mental Health Court Needed Knox County is set to establish a Mental Health Court, which will hear the cases of those with mental health issues, obviously. Not only is this a very good idea, but it is increasingly needed. Judge Chuck Cerny of...
Baker, four-time state champ, stayed on track By Steve Williams In life, people often have to overcome hurdles. In the sports world, track and field hurdlers can run into difficulty, too. Brianna Baker, Grace Christian Academy’s female Student-Athlete of the Year,...
By Ray Hill The best-selling author Pearl Buck once wrote, “If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.” History is comprised of the high and the low and everything in between. The “great” historical figures every child (at least in my day) grew up...
Madelyn and Charlie made No. 4 look good Both Webb honorees wore that number By Steve Williams Besides being Webb School’s Student-Athletes of the Year, there was something else Madelyn Ladd and Charlie Robinson had in common. Both wore No. 4. Madelyn made the...
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